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Celebrate the best apprentices in Chesterfield

Chesterfield Champion, The Derbyshire Times, along with their sister titles, is honouring the efforts of apprentices, apprentice employers and the wonderful training providers who support them.

With close to a million active apprenticeships across England alone, apprenticeship schemes have fast become a route to future employment for thousands of school leavers.

The Sheffield City Region Apprenticeship Awards, now in their third year, recognise and reward both the apprentices and their employers that are excelling across the Sheffield City Region.

Entries are now open in the following 10 awards categories and will be celebrated at a ceremony to be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Doncaster, on Thursday, June 27.

Categories include:

  • SME Apprentice Employer of the Year
  • Large Business Apprentice Employer
  • Diversity and Inclusion programme
  • Training Provider/Programme of the Year
  • Mentor of the Year
  • Higher/Degree Apprentice of the Year
  • Intermediate Apprentice of the Year
  • Business & Law Apprentice of the Year
  • Health & Public Service
  • Apprentice of the Year
  •  Engineering/Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year

To enter the awards, simply visit the website www.scrapprenticeshipawards.co.uk where you’ll also find full details of entry criteria and what the judges are looking for.

Guests will enjoy a drinks reception, canapes and deluxe two-course meal, entertainment, as well the awards themselves which promise to have you on your feet as we celebrate the apprenticeship stars of Sheffield City Region. The deadline for entries is Friday, May 3.

There are currently more than 4,000 people currently participating in apprenticeships in Chesterfield.

There are many options available to young people after they leave school or college and choosing which is best is a big decision.

Chesterfield is the first town in the UK to declare itself an Apprentice Town – demonstrating its commitment to growing the future and careers of young people alongside business and the economy by retaining and developing young talent in the town in order to attract more employers to invest here.

Chesterfield is a town where young people, parents and businesses think ‘Apprenticeship First’.

Find out more about apprenticeships in Chesterfield

An apprentice at A-Rock Construction in Chesterfield.

Dom Stevens

Destination Chesterfield Manager

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